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Anonymous
They will force TSA to work unpaid. |
Anonymous
It usually does. For some agencies, payroll folks are giving an extra day or two of "essential personnel" work in order to process payroll. In others, they are not. So it just depends on how your agency handles shutdown and the definition of essential personnel for work during a shutdown. |
Anonymous
Nice for you! |
Anonymous
That is so sh*tty. So blue collar workers at the TSA will be forced to come in without pay so that the fat-cat Congressmen who caused this shutdown will still be able to jet home? |
Anonymous
This. In 2013, my agency took a hard line on absolutely no use of agency-provided equipment. Everyone was instructed to leave their devices in their office during the "orderly shutdown." I always kept separate devices, but a fair number of my older coworkers did not, many running out to get cheap burner phones and laptops. In 2018, we were told we could use them, per the unusual personal use policies, as long as we didn't do any work. I expect that will be our policy again. |
Anonymous
| Our agency has an alert system that robocalls employees on their home numbers. That’s how we were notified to come back to work. Forwarding work email to your personal device is an absolute no no, even without a shutdown. Don’t do it. |
Anonymous
Lots of employees will work without pay indefinitely, and many of them are in sensitive and critical positions. People really don’t understand how bad shutdowns are. |
Anonymous
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So, what happens to Social Security payments and veterans disability payments during a shutdown? I assume these would be suspended because this would be a complete shutdown, not a partial one like 2018-2019.
Do they really expect old people to peacefully stand by when the don't get their monthly checks? In the 1980s, When Dan Rostenkowski tried to cut social security, old people attacked his car and threatened him when he made public appearances. Now it's the Boomers receiving Social Security, and I can't see them taking this quietly. |
Anonymous
Military works without pay as well. We worked for 16 days in 2013. Many, many enlisted military live paycheck to paycheck. Many live below the poverty level even with their paychecks. It will be really difficult |
Anonymous
ATC works unpaid |
Anonymous
You now understand everything you need to understand about shutdowns. |
Anonymous
BOP prison guards Law enforcement agents (FBI, DEA, etc.) Federal firefighters, including those who have been fighting wildfires out west Military, since they have not even passed the defense bill TSA Air traffic controllers Border Patrol Customs agents CIA Does anyone remember the food lines during the 2018-2019 shutdowns? Many families in this area are one or two paychecks away from disaster. I'm so tired of this dysfunction. |
Anonymous
What does this mean? I thought you couldn’t take leave if you were furloughed. |
Anonymous
Oh the old Boomers will still get all their government handouts, which is why so many of them are happy to keep voting for these right-wing clowns who want to shut down the government. |
Anonymous
They will get their checks. SSA has those employees work during shutdowns. After the 2013 shutdowns, almost everyone is excepted and still has to work. This is why the public doesn't care as much about shutdowns. |